Lot 256
  • 256

Georges Mathieu

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Georges Mathieu
  • Composition
  • incised with the artist's name and date '54
  • gouache on paper
  • 19 7/8 by 25 3/4 in. 50.5 by 65.4 cm.
  • We thank Mr. Jean-Marie Cusinberche for the information he has kindly provided for this work.

Provenance

Private Collection, Stamford
Acquired by the present owner from the above circa 1970

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is window mounted and taped on the reverse to the mat. The sheet undulates slightly. There is some cracking to the pigment where most heavily applied. There is a faint horizontal scuff running most of the length of the sheet roughly 3 inches from the top. There are some other faint scuffs. There is some surface soiling and minor accretions in the raised area of the pigment. Framed under glass.
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